Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
The seventy-third chapter.
After paying obeisance to the Devi, the chief ministers said, "O Devi! The rule of Dasanan is like the rule of Yama, he is very proud and considers himself the supreme." ||25|| "O Lord! In the whole world, there is no man whose words, which are for the ultimate benefit of others, are accepted by him." ||26|| "Whatever is going to happen to the minds of those who follow their karma, even Indra and the group of gods cannot change it." ||27|| "Even though Trikutaindra knows the essence of all the scriptures and the ultimate knowledge, he is still bound by delusion." ||28|| "We have explained it to him in many ways, there is no way left in which we have not explained it to him, yet his mind is not turning away from the desired object - Sita." ||29|| "It is difficult to stop a great river in the rainy season when the flow of water is overflowing, or a man who is driven by karma." ||30|| "O Lord! Even though we have said everything, what is the fault in it? Perhaps your words may bring him to his senses. It is not right to ignore him." ||31|| "Hearing the words of the ministers, Mandodari, who had decided to go to Ravana, who was trembling with fear and seemed like a frightened Lakshmi, who was covered in a clean, long, variegated garment that resembled water, was ready to go to Ravana." ||32-33|| "Like Rati, who was ready to go to her husband, Kamadeva, all the members of the family turned their attention towards Mandodari, who was going to Ravana." ||34|| "Mandodari, who was surrounded by women holding umbrellas and whisks, seemed like Shachi going to Indra - the queen of Indra." ||35|| "Mandodari, who was breathing heavily, who was stumbling while walking, whose girdle was slightly loose, who was always eager to serve her husband, and who was like a great river of love, was seen by Ravana with playful eyes. At that time, Ravana was respectfully touching his armor and the group of his main weapons." ||36-37|| "Ravana said, "O beautiful one! O you who walk with a gait as graceful as a swan..." ||38||